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time to get her back out! done a bit of prep on it last week ready for the mot, all seemed well, passed the mot yesterday perfectly (only done 614 miles in it!) I was nearly home and it started tapping, getting louder quite quickly, then the oil light came on :blink: the head was starved of oil, got me home making a racket and misfiring! left if for a bit then restarted it, seemed a bit better, done a oil change on it today (done one last week with a different grade :ninja: ) ive taken it out twice today for a good run and a bit of abuse, appears fine, hard to tell if its any more tappy as it was fairly bad in the first place :laugh: , oddly seems to be smoking less than it use to, so I'm blaming the different grade of oil I put in last week, but time will tell I suppose!!! back in the garage now till the paint shop at the end of the month.

 

two pics from the mot

 

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and two from this evening!

 

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and just a random of the different cossies on it now

 

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now just to hope it don't blow up :ohmy:

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Advice please. Car resides in Sunny Spain, original roof has 'shrunk', side to side and length ways.

Hot Sunshine most days. Rain some days in winter. Rain brings Saharan sand with it!

Clean car today, rain overnight, sandy car next day, sand ingrained in the roof!

What would be the most durable roof in these weather conditions? Temps. of 40C!

Can mohair withstand the heat and onslaught of sand?

Would PVC weather better in mediterranean conditions.

Where is best place to get new roof from, and all seals etc.

Thankx, Nick.

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